Hungary U18 host Italy U18 in an international friendly. Hungary have picked up decent results in their last few games, while Italy's recent form has been a lot patchier.
Italy's sample also comes from a real mix of competitions, including games at the Mediterranean Games against older age groups. That makes their numbers a bit trickier to take at face value heading into this one.
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Hungary's tidy run against Italy's wider sample
Hungary have won two of their last four matches, drawn one and lost one, scoring seven and conceding six along the way. It's a small sample, but a fairly settled one.
Hungary U18: 4 completed matches; Italy U18: 10 completed matches.
Hungary U18
- Win
- 50% 2 / 4
- Draw
- 25% 1 / 4
- Loss
- 25% 1 / 4
- Scored
- 7
- Conceded
- 6
- Difference
- +1
Italy U18
- Win
- 20% 2 / 10
- Draw
- 30% 3 / 10
- Loss
- 50% 5 / 10
- Scored
- 10
- Conceded
- 15
- Difference
- -5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Turkey U18 | Hungary U18 | 13.05.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia U18 | Hungary U18 | 05.11.2025 | 2-3 |
| Friendlies | Hungary U18 | Bosnia & Herzegovina U18 | 22.10.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | North Macedonia U18 | Hungary U18 | 17.09.2025 | 2-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean Games | Italy U18 | Morocco U20 | 30.08.2026 | 1-4 |
| Mediterranean Games | Italy U18 | Tunisia U21 | 28.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Mediterranean Games | Kosovo U21 | Italy U18 | 26.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Mediterranean Games | Italy U18 | Algeria U21 | 24.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Mediterranean Games | Italy U18 | Albania U21 | 22.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Italy U18 | Ukraine U18 | 19.02.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies | Italy U18 | Ukraine U18 | 17.02.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies | Spain U18 | Italy U18 | 14.01.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Croatia U18 | Italy U18 | 09.09.2025 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | Italy U18 | United Arab Emirates U18 | 06.09.2025 | 1-0 |
Italy's log covers ten games: two wins, three draws and five losses, with ten scored and fifteen conceded. Several of those defeats came at the Mediterranean Games, often against U20 or U21 opposition, so that losing record probably overstates how this Italy U18 group compares against sides of their own age.
Hungary's numbers look more settled, but Italy's record needs context around who they were actually playing.
Comparative Team Statistics: Hungary U18 vs Italy U18


What to expect from a low-stakes friendly
There's no head-to-head data here and no league standings to lean on, which is normal for youth internationals like this. Friendlies at this level often come with rotated squads, so recent results only tell you so much about how either side turns up on the day.
Goals have featured fairly often in both teams' recent matches, whether they've won, drawn or lost. That points to open, end-to-end games rather than tight, low-scoring ones, though nothing here guarantees that pattern repeats.
Hungary look the steadier of the two on recent evidence, but that edge is built on a small sample and Italy's numbers are skewed by tougher, older opposition earlier in the run.
With no market on the table and plenty of uncertainty around selection and intensity, this is one to leave alone rather than force an angle.
